He said: “I can appreciate why the group is protesting, and I have no issues around what they are getting at and I am on board with it.

"But I run my own business and markets are the main source of income for us. We only sell at weekends usually so a week-long event is huge thing for us.

"I was hoping to take a third of the monthly takings from the event.

“I got an email from the council saying it had been postponed due to the events involving the homeless protesters.

“It is not the end of the world for us, and I understand why they group is protesting, but I know myself and many other businesses - especially food stalls if they have cooked items ready to sell - will lose out.”

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John Russell, who works at the Hidden Beer and Cider Festival, was scheduled to provide the bar inside the glass marquee - known as The Orangery - for the full event.

He said: “We will lose money because of this, but we are a large company so it won’t have too big of an effect for us.

"But for smaller businesses who may only be able to afford a table top stall in The Orangery it’s a real shame. It’s people’s livelihoods at the end of the day.